书目

The Last Lecture

内容简介

Alotofprofessorsgivetalkstitled"TheLastLecture."Professorsareaskedtoconsidertheirdemiseandtoruminateonwhatmattersmosttothem.Andwhiletheyspeak,audiencescan'thelpbutmullthesamequestion:Whatwisdomwouldweimparttotheworldifweknewitwasourlastchance?Ifwehadtovanishtomorrow,whatwouldwewantasourlegacy?WhenRandyPausch,acomputerscienceprofessoratCarnegieMellon,wasaskedtogivesuchalecture,hedidn'thavetoimagineitashislast,sincehehadrecentlybeendiagnosedwithterminalcancer.Butthelecturehegave--"ReallyAchievingYourChildhoodDreams"--wasn'taboutdying.Itwasabouttheimportanceofovercomingobstacles,ofenablingthedreamsofothers,ofseizingeverymoment(because"timeisallyouhave...andyoumayfindonedaythatyouhavelessthanyouthink").ItwasasummationofeverythingRandyhadcometobelieve.Itwasaboutliving.Inthisbook,RandyPauschhascombinedthehumor,inspirationandintelligencethatmadehislecturesuchaphenomenonandgivenitanindelibleform.Itisabookthatwillbesharedforgenerationstocome.《最后的演讲》是以美国一位名叫兰迪·鲍许的教授为蓝本而写成的,兰迪·鲍许是一位热情、风趣且教学认真的大学教授,在46岁时被诊断出罹患致死率最高的癌症——胰腺癌。2007年8月,医生说他的癌症已经转移,可能只剩下3-6个月生命。9月,兰迪教授应学校之邀发表了一场演讲,这场演讲让现场所有人笑声不断,也让不少人流下泪来。据美国《纽约时报》报道,至少已有一千万人上网观赏这场演讲的内容。由于这场幽默、充满启发性及智慧的演讲广获回响,之后,《华尔街日报》专栏作家杰夫利·里斯洛探访了兰迪教授53次,写成了这本精彩丰富又让人动容的——《最后的演讲》。兰迪教授所传达的讯息之所以如此震撼人心,是因为他以诚恳、幽默的态度去分享他独特的经验。他谈的不是死亡,而是人生中的重要议题,包括克服障碍、实现儿时梦想、帮助别人实现梦想、把握每一个时刻……

作者简介

RandyPauschisaProfessorofComputerScience,HumanComputerInteraction,andDesignatCarnegieMellonUniversity.From1988-1997,hetaughtattheUniversityofVirginia.Heisanaward-winningteacherandresearcher,andhasworkedwithAdobe,Google,ElectronicArts(EA),andWaltDisneyImagineering,andpioneeredtheAliceproject.HelivesinVirginiawithhiswifeandthreechildren.

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